The volunteers set out a forage on the hill this morning.
After an initial course of smoothie, vitamins, and peanuts, the chimps went outside to search for pieces of orange, plum, grapefruit, and banana as well as some primate chow.
Jamie (below and at the top of the post):
Negra:
Burrito, confronting the dilemma faced by most male chimpanzees from time immemorial – do I feed myself and otherwise engage in the basic behaviors necessary to sustain life, or I do I follow that girl in estrus wherever she goes? For the most part, he chose the latter (poor Jody), but he did manage to grab a few scraps of food along the way.
Missy:
Annie, developing a nice wadge of primate chow:
Not to be outdone, Jody made a wadge of her own:
And finally, Foxie:
Though we didn’t fill the termite mound with food this morning, Foxie nevertheless checked its contents using a tool and technique never seen before in any wild population: Strawberry Shortcake dipping.
Love hearing about all the chimps. They are all precious. Thank you for doing such a good job
Way to spoil the chimps. 🙂 They deserve it. Could they eat an Easter egg?
So is Foxie’s using Strawberry Shortcake an example of tool use or just a good ol’ best friend assist. 😠Such great photos, thank you for each and every one!
So would Burrito try and breed with the female? Great pics and blog. Just wondering.
Loved the video. Burrito is such a funny, sweet guy!
Gabi – They don’t get any chocolate eggs for Easter, but we fill plastic eggs with nuts and dried fruit for them 🙂